DIGITAL HEALTH – Design of a mobile application for universal screening for women of child-bearing age engaged in comprehensive addiction and recovery environments (WE-CARE) for substance use and women from the general population
Results from the formative research studies were used to inform the design and development of the WE-CARE app prototype.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20552076251318054

Current Psychiatry Reports – Modifying the Use of Alcohol and Cigarettes in the Antepartum
Prenatal alcohol and cigarette smoking are common in the US and pending effective intervention strategies that may be informed by international research.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11920-025-01590-z

International Journal of Molecular Sciences – Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Disrupts CXCL16 Expression in Rat Hippocampus: Temporal and Sex Differences
These findings shed light on the role of chemokines in hippocampal neuroplasticity and may pave the way for better treatment of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/26/5/1920

Archives de Pédiatrie – Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and health professionals’ awareness of the syndrome: A comparison of practitioners’ knowledge in two french regions​
This study points out the heterogeneity of healthcare professionals’ knowledge of FASD within each region. It highlights the challenge of informing, training and orienting mothers and their children in an appropriate manner.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0929693X25000223

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry  – An updated systematic review of the literature on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and the criminal legal system
The purpose of this article was to update a 2018 systematic review of literature on this intersection of FASD and the CLS. We searched ten academic databases for studies with people with FASD involved in the CLS, as well as caregivers and service providers who support them.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160252725000068

Scientific Reports – Substance use during pregnancy and childhood dental caries: a Brazilian cohort study
This study aimed to evaluate the association between substance use during pregnancy (SUDP) and dental caries considering the Tooth Development Hypothesis and the Behavioral Hypothesis.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-83609-8

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse – Resilience moderates the association between discrimination distress on substance use expectancies among Latinx adolescents
The results showed that resilience plays an important protective role against positive substance use expectancies for early Latinx adolescents who experience discrimination distress.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15332640.2025.2467191

PloS one – Effect of prenatal alcohol consumption on dental enamel formation in offspring—An animal study protocol
The etiology of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) remains incompletely understood. Prenatal alcohol exposure has been proposed as a potential risk factor for DDE.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0317570

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – Choline enhances elicited imitation memory performance in preschool children with prenatal alcohol exposure: a cumulative report of 3 randomized controlled trials
The results support choline as a neurodevelopmental intervention for improvement of memory in young children exposed to alcohol prenatally.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002916525000772

Neurochemistry International – Dysregulation of immune system markers, gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acid production following prenatal alcohol exposure: A developmental perspective
This study takes an ontogenetic approach to evaluate PAE-induced alterations to brain and serum cytokine levels and both the composition and metabolic output of the gut microbiota.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197018625000257

JCI insight – Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with altered feto-placental blood flow and sex-specific placental changes
PAE around conception is associated with reduced CPR and altered placental growth measures, particularly in males, with potential implications for future health.
https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/186096

JAMA Pediatrics – Low to Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Facial Shape of Children at Age 6 to 8 Years
Low to moderate prenatal alcohol exposure was associated with subtle facial shape variations, but a linear dose-response association was not supported by the findings.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2830101

International Health – Effect of prenatal alcohol consumption on maternal anemia among pregnant women in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study
This study revealed that anemia during pregnancy continues to be a public health concern. Regardless of timing, there is a clear association between prenatal alcohol consumption and anemia during pregnancy that suggests a need for targeted prenatal alcohol use screening, and ongoing intervention for alcoholic pregnant women.
https://academic.oup.com/inthealth/advance-article/doi/10.1093/inthealth/ihaf010/8005556

Neuropediatrics – First evidence-based guideline for interventions in FASD
The aim of the German guideline version 2024 is to provide validated and evidence-based recommendations on interventions for children and adolescents with FASD.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/389402050_First_evidence-based_guideline_for_interventions_in_FASD